Full time: Atlético Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (2-1 on aggregate) Atlético Madrid should have sewn it up in the first 20 minutes at Vicente Calderón Stadium, as they peppered Pinto's goal, and one was left worrying that they might rue those missed opportunites.

As it was the Barcelona side, Champions League winners in 2011 remember, looked shorn of ideas and whenever they did carve a chance the mighty Thibaut Courtois thwarted them.

How Atlético will hope they don't face Chelsea, the Belgian goalkeeper's parent club, in the next round. If they do he won't be able to feature, such are the stipulations of his loan contract. He epitomised the character, the determined fight and bite Diego Simeone's team oozed.

The La Liga leaders face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the last match of their league campaign and you suspect this result might give them the edge over the famous blue and clarets, who have certainly lost their sheen in recent times. It's hard to see manager Gerardo Martino staying on after the summer.

Can Simeone's side dare to dream of Champions League glory? Why not?

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Neymar Goals - In the last seven years, the team that has knocked out Barcelona has gone on to win the Champions League.&lt;/noframe&gt;

NB It's actually the last four teams: Bayern in 2013; Chelsea in 2012; Inter in 2010; and United in 2008. Still, a decent morale-boosting stat for Atlético.

Thanks a lot for joining me. What a wonderful evening of European football. Roll on the semi-finals.

93min Messi loses the ball again. Dani Alves is booked now. He is still remonstrating. He must know Barcelona's Champions League dream is coming to a close. And that is that, Howard Webb blows his whistle for the last time: Atlético Madrid defeat Barcelona and are through to the semi finals! It looks like Barça's crown has well and truly slipped.

90min And Raúl García's superb long-range pass locates Rodríguez, and he can win it here, but the replacement's effort is well stopped. Koke is booked now by Webb for taking too long with the corner. Surely this is just prolonging the agony? Javier Mascherano is now cautioned as Atlético Madrid play it short when handed another corner. Frustration in extremis.

88min Two minutes of normal time left. There won't be much injury time, I wouldn't have thought. Courtois is able to gather the ball and take the sting out of another Barcelona attack. Cue a huge cheer. The home side are starting to believe they can do this now. The visitors look starved of ideas.

87min Simeone whips up the crowd again, sensing their importance to his team now, and they respond. On the pitch Raúl García does well to block a shot on the edge of the box.

85min I'm not quite sure what centre-back Diego Godín was doing near the Barcelona half, and the highest upfield player in his team, but he manages to win a soft free-kick. Koke does well once more on the left, and it's another chance for the home team, but it's wide from Rodríguez, found by a slide-rule pass.

83min Messi is dispossessed now as Barcelona are starting to look exclusively to him to create some magic. The home side are able to break and Koke can't quite pick out captain Gabi at the far side of the penalty.

82min Gerardo Martino winces now as Messi is crowded out when a through ball is hit into the Atlético box. Time ticks against his side.

81min Rodríguez is penalised but is unlucky. The big forward was too muscular for Jordi Alba.

78min Oooh, Neymar manages to get in front of João Miranda but his diving header, which was probably the best chance of the half, is glaced wide left, with Thibaut Courtois helpless. In the break Cristian Rodríguez comes on for David Villa, who has done everthing but score. He hit a post and the crossbar in the first half. Ten to go.

In tonight's other match it is now 3-1 to Munich. United look dead and buried.

77min Great defensive play again from Juanfran. He's a canny player, and get his team out of trouble once more now. It's hoofed up front, but no one is there. It's going to be a very tense last dozen minutes, for both teams.

76min David Prentice is not happy, and he has a good point.

Oliver, that's a nailed-on penalty. Howard Webb once again bottles the big call and shows he's not fit for refereeing at this level.

74min Dani Alves' shot is nudged behind by Gabi's outstretched foot, and the corner is dealt with as Juanfran gets his body in the way of Alexis Sánchez. Only 15 minutes to go in normal time.

72min More excitement, and outrage, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium. Javier Mascherano goes in to the back of Villa in te area, but Webb waves play on. That did look like a spot kick! Atlético Madrid have another chance as the Barelona look ragged but they hit it wide. Off goes Iniesta, who has run himself into the ground, for Pedro Rodríguez.

70min Captain Gabi is through! It's a brilliant counter attack, and he could and should passed to Villa, but his tame effort is saved. That was a let off in the extreme. The skipper fluffs his lines.

68min Messi wins a free-kick within range for the Argentina star. It is Messi, rather than Xavi, who takes it, and it hits the wall. Atlético Madrid can break, but Jordi Alba hits the turbo boosters and is able to clear up at the back.

It's changed again in Munich, and Thomas Muller has put Bayern ahead for the first time in their quarter-final tie.

65min That man Diego shows lightning reactions to race in to the Barcelona box and he is able to shoot from a tight angle, but Pinto is equal to it. The rebound comes back out to the Brazilian, and he shoots again. Should he have centred to Koke? It's hit behind for a corner, which Godín nods wide.

63min It is still beautifully balanced. Atlético are soaking up the Barça pressure. The away side have had a couple of chances this half, but no clear-cut ones.

60min Alexis Sánchez comes on for Fàbregas. Will his pace win the game? We will see. Meanwhile Adrián López makes way for Diego, who scored that rocket for his side in the first leg.

59min Approaching the hour mark Xavi has a free header on the edge of the six-yard box. He had ghosted in between Gabi and Raúl García. He should have at least hit the target, but it glaces wide left, from a left-hand cross.

57min Villa breaks for the home side now, though, and he hits the ball through but it's way ahead of Adrián López and harmless. That is the only meaningful foray into the visitors' half in this second period.

56min Juanfran with a good tackle on Neymar now, as Barcelona bid their time patiently, like vultures hovering for tired mice.

53min Jordi Alba wins his side a corner now, and Diego Simeone waves his arms, not to try and fly but to get the home side going. The set-piece comes to zilch on this occasion and Webb blows as Xavi accidentally elbows the ball in the Atlético box.

51min More Barça pressure sees Messi launch a ball in to the mixer, and Jordi Alba is in, but the ball unluckily hits his arm. The away side knock harder.

49min How did Barcelona not score there? Xavi threaded a delicious ball through to Neymar and the Brazilian can't roll the ball under the onrushing Thibaut Courtois. It's messy, and then Xavi is almost in but his shot, with the Atlético Madrid 'keeper on the floor, is deflected over. Barça sniff blood.

47min Pinto, who is taking liberties again with his dribbling at the back in the Barcelona goal, clears only to a Atlético player, but Iniesta does well to win it back.

46min And we are off once more. Atlético are 45 minutes away from their first European Cup semi-final in 40 years. Barça look to pass it around on the outskirts of the home side's box. The red-and-white wall is in place though.

Half-time: Atlético Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (2-1 on aggregate) So the home side have scored, despite the fact that their hitman Diego Costa is not playing. In truth they should have been 3-0 up, or even more, after the first quarter of the match. Indeed, they hit both Barça posts and the crossbar in the first 19 minutes. Will they rue those chances? Quite possibly. What a start for them, though, as Koke netted against an amazingly shell-shocked visiting defence after only five minutes. They then proceeded to open up the 2011 Champions League winners almost when they wanted. And Barça failed to register a meaningful effort in reply. But they are still very much in this match. Still hard to call this one. I sniff extra time ... How about you?

46min A niggling end to what has been a breathless first half. Neymar concedes a free-kick by pulling back Juanfran. The set-piece is lobbed in from the Atlético, but it is not dangerous. Barcelona break and win a corner, but it is dealt with by Diego Godín. That's half time.

44min Fàbregas now simulates to try and win a penalty in the Atlético box. That's bad. He jumped to the floor so dramatically when dragging the ball back. No spot kick.

41min At the other end there is a penalty shout as the pace of Adrián López troubles Javier Mascherano, and the Argentina international did touch the forward, but Webb waves it away. No spot kick. Looking at the replay that is fair enough. He went down a little too easily.

40min Neymar, who has worked hard up top, to the left and right of Messi, finds himself with the ball out on the right. His cross is poor, though.

38min Can Atlético score another before the break? They should be at least one more up in truth. And 1-0 down is not too bad for Barça. Koke concedes a free-kick high up on the left-hand side now, as he bundles in to Fàbregas.

35min And now, showing his side's frustration, Fàbregas is forced to shoot, harmlessly, from a looooong way out. Wide and weak.

34min Full house at the Vicente Calderón Stadium: 55,000. And I'm pretty sure every one of those fans are shouting. What a noise. Barça try their tiki-taka around the Atlético Madrid box, but can't launch the ball in the red zone. Messi and Iniesta try through balls but they come to nought.

32min Raúl García clatters in to Neymar now and the Barcelona players do their best to crowd referee Howard Webb to make him book the midfielder. The English official puffs out his cheeks and shakes his head.

30min Iniesta miss-controls now, a collectors' item, indeed. His side are gaining more of the possession now, and the man who scored the winning goal in the 2006 World Cup final for Spain is at the heart of things. The diminutive midfielder threads it though to Neymar cleverly now, but the Brazilian moves it on quickly to no one in particular.

26min Pinto, in the Barcelona goal, looks like he could do with a session in Gabi and Xabi's hair salon. He has a long pony tail, and a goatee bread. Talk about dodgy 'keeper. Meanwhile Andrés Iniesta steals a pass and has a shot. It's the first Barça effort on goal, but it dribbles towards Thibaut Courtois (who will be forced to sit out the semi-final if Atlético Madrid make it though and face the Belgian's parent club Chelsea).

24min Great driving run from Neymar. The Brazilian manages to ride a couple of tackles, nutmegging Tiago neatly on the left of the Atlético goal, and his low cross is met by Messi, but it's blasted wide. And Neymar has hurt himself, I think. He is limping.

22min Gerardo Martino, the Barcelona manager, is looking animated on the sidelines, and well he might. Rumours are circling that he might be off if his side lose here.

19min And Barcelona are opened up yet again. Villa, on the left of the six-yard box, is played through and against Marc Bartra he is able to get his shot off, and it's off the crossbar! Atlético have hit both posts and the bar now. How is it only 1-0?!

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Jake Robinson - Atletico should be miles ahead by now&lt;/noframe&gt;

18min Yellow card to Sergio Busquets now, after the Barça midfielder rather cynically chops down a galloping Adrián López.

16min Villa is shoved in the back by Dani Alves now and wins his side a free-kick just inside the Barça area. Atlético go short and Fabregas intercepts. The game has calmed down a little now, though the crowd are so loud. There are whistles and boos whenever the visitors have the ball.

15min Barça feeling their way now and managing to string some passes together, taking some of the heat out of proceedings; and it's been white hot.

13min Messi and Fabregas try to drag their side back in the game and the great Argentina attacker nods a neat header just wide. Alarm bells ringing for Atlético now. Will they rue those missed chances? They had four gilt-edges opportunities then, by my reckoning.

10min And Villa hits the other post now! The game should be over now for the home side. Barcelona are totally shell-shocked here, and the forward was played through by Koke but could only find the frame of the goal. They had caught the visitors in possession, and not for the first time tonight. Blimey.

8min Barça are on the rack here. Pinto is having a terrible start. Wave after wave of attack now coming on the Barcelona goalkeeper's goal, and he is not helping nerves by almost getting caught while dribbling in his six-yard box. Another corner now. Neymar heads out. Earlier David Villa had swung a flash effort which was sharp but well over against his former club.

5min GOAL FOR KOKE! Atlético Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (2-1 on aggregate) Incredible. That was Koke's first Champions League goal of the season, and what a time to get it. Adrián López had a shot which crashed against the right-hand post from close range and then a clever Adrián López header found Koke at the other side of the goal and the midfielder side-footed in. What a start for the home side.

4min Raúl García has the home side's first shot at the other end now. He has scored 16 goals so far this campaign, and five times in the Champions League. It remains that for now as his effort whistles over.

3min Jordi Alba wins a free-kick out on the left and Xavi swings it in, but Atlético half deal with it, and it eventually falls to Lionel Messi, but his first shot of the evening is blazed over.

1min Barça start us off, kicking from right to left. And it's an early offside as an over-excited Neymar falls in to the trap. His side, by the way, are wearing an all-black kit with yellow trim.

19.40 OK we are almost there. A cracking atomsphere at Vicente Calderón Stadium. Xavi and Gabi (who will surely open a hair salon after their football career) shake hands and look pumped.

19.30Kiran Kulkarni has sharpened his studs and is aiming, two-footed, for Barça's jugular already!

There’s lots of guff written about the wonderful Barça academy etc – but is it really working? When I look at the team, most of the new stars (compared with say, five years ago) have been bought in like Neymar and Sanchez. Even Fabergas had to go to finishing school elsewhere. Was the Xavi, Inesta, Messi group part of a line, or more like a freak once-in-a-generation thing similar to when Giggs, Scholes, Neville et al came through from United’s setup? You almost need a team NOT to be great for the youngsters to get a chance.

We have to be very brave, and, more than ever, we need to be Barcelona. We have to go out onto the pitch and be proud of what we are. “It will be a difficult game but we cannot have any fear. This club has been through tough times and we want to bring some joy to the fans.

Barça will have to be brave without Gerard Piqué, their most able defender, while Atlético will to have to cope with the absence of their biggest asset, the fiery yet talismanic Diego Costa.

19.15 I've just been laughing with Rob Smyth, who will blogging the other Champions League quarter-final tonight between holders Bayern Munich and Manchester United (read all about it here), that there is rather more chance of my game going the distance, through extra time and on to the lottery that is penalties.

In fact, given that the sides have drawn four times so far this season, it would be typical if we see another draw tonight, wouldn't it? Well, what do the bookies reckon? According to easyodds.com, the best odds for another draw after 90 minutes is 13/5, and it's 9/2 to be decided in extra time.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Richard Martin - Gabi says Atletico haven't been practising penalties even tho last four games with Barca have been draws. Surprised by that.&lt;/noframe&gt;

19.00 Good evening football fans, and what a cracker of a Champions League quarter-final we have here: Atlético Madrid against Barcelona. After 32 matches in La Liga this season the hosts are leading their visitors 79 points to 78 (with Real Madrid on 76).

And Atlético scored at the Nou Camp in the first leg against Barça, meaning that the 2009 and 2011 Champions League winners need to score at least once in the Vicente Calderón Stadium tonight. If the home team succeed it will be the first time in 40 years they will have reached the semi-final of the European Cup. Gosh.

If Barcelona are to reach the last four of this year's Champions League they will have to conquer a side they have failed to beat in four attempts this season.

Barça's only two goals in those four games against Atlético have come from Brazilian forward Neymar as four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has struggled to make an impression.

However, Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino insists that, despite his stellar record, Messi offers Barça much more than just goals.

"Leo is so used to scoring in every game that when he goes four games without scoring against the same opposition it creates attention, but he is a decisive player for Barcelona in much more than scoring goals."

Atletico head into the clash as slight favourites after a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp. Do you fancy them to finish the job tonight?